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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Modern Latin |
| Origin: | subsumere, from Latin sumere 'to take up' |
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sub‧sume
[transitive]
[transitive] formal to include someone or something as a member of a group or type, rather than considering it separately
subsume somebody/something under something A wide range of offences are usually subsumed under the category of robbery.
A wide range of offences are usually subsumed under the category of robbery.